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Fatigue, aging and the neuromuscular system

Author: St Clair Gibson, Alan Date: 2001 The aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between chronic exercise activity, aging, the neuromuscular system and the symptom of fatigue in a series of studies. The hypothesis of the thesis was that in contrast to the accepted ... Read more
Heart rate as a marker of training status

Author: Sinclair, Miriam Rosemary Date: 2006 It is generally accepted that a linear relationship exists between heart rate/ workload and oxygen consumption and that heart rate thus accurately reflects workload and exercise intensity. As such, coaches and athletes commonly use heart ... Read more
The incidence of injury and exposure times of footballers playing in a professional football club in the PS

Author: Calligeris, Theodore Date: 2012 Several studies on European players at the elite or professional level have shown a high risk of injury. However, the studies used different data collection methods, making it difficult to compare results. This suggested a need to standardise ... Read more
Information on nutritional supplement labels: Time for legislation

Author: Gabriels, Gary ; Lambert, Mike ; Smith, Pete Date: 2012 Background: Nutritional supplements have received attention both from food manufacturers, as a means of marketing the added value to health; and from consumers, in terms of awareness, education, and improved health. To assist this process, ... Read more c b n d
The investigation and assessment of Nutritional and Traditional Supplement products for content validity, contamination and adulteration

Author: Gabriels, Gary Anthony Date: 2013 Nutritional supplements are used by competitive and recreational athletes of all ages. As a consequence the supplement industry has grown to meet the increasing demand. The regulation of the supplement industry is unrefined, which increases ... Read more
Life after the game: consequences of acute spinal cord injuries in South African rugby union players

Author: Badenhorst, Marelise Date: 2019 There is a well described association between participation in exercise and sport and the positive effects of physical, social and psychological health. 1,2 Rugby union is a popular team sport across many countries.3 As a team sport, rugby ... Read more
Melamine contamination in nutritional supplements - Is it an alarm bell for the general consumer, athletes, and 'Weekend Warriors'?

Author: Gabriels, Gary ; Lambert, Mike ; Smith, Pete ; Wiesner, Lubbe ; Hiss, Donavon Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Nutritional supplements are used or experimented with by consumers, notably these are; competitive and recreational athletes of all ages, and 'weekend warriors'. As a consequence the supplement industry has grown to meet the ... Read more c b
The morphological and molecular characteristics of skeletal muscle in athletes with acquired training intolerance

Author: Grobler, Liesl Anne Date: 2003 The hypothesis, upon which this thesis is based, is that repeated bouts of damage-inducing, prolonged, endurance training and racing, over a number of years, may exceed the biological limits of the repair and adaptation process, resulting in ... Read more
Musculotendinous stiffness and muscle function

Author: Viljoen, Lawrence Wayne Date: 2004 Musculotendinous stiffness or elasticity is difficult to measure in vivo. Therefore, various procedures have been used in an attempt to quantify the contribution of the elastic properties of muscle and tendon to stretch shortening cycle ... Read more
Nutritional supplement products: does the label information influence purchasing decisions for the physically active?

Author: Gabriels, Gary ; Lambert, Mike Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: The increase in sales of nutritional supplement globally can be attributed, in part, to aggressive marketing by manufacturers, rather than because the nutritional supplements have become more effective. Furthermore, the accuracy ... Read more c b
Quantifying training load and its relationship to heart rate recovery

Author: Borresen, Jill Date: 2008 Scientific research is playing an increasingly important role in the development of optimal exercise training programmes that meet specific goals within specified times. Improving the accuracy of training prescription first involves quantifying ... Read more
Safer rugby through BokSmart? Evaluation of a nationwide injury prevention programme for rugby union in South Africa

Author: Brown, James Craig Date: 2014 Introduction and objectives: Rugby union ('rugby') is a popular sport that has a high risk of injury. The sport has particular popularity in South Africa with about 500,000 players. Based on concerns about the number of rugby-related catastrophic ... Read more
A survey to determine the recovery strategies that medical support staff of rugby teams use to improve recovery of the players

Author: van Wyk, David Date: 2008 In an attempt to facilitate the recovery of th eplayers, the support staff associated with teams have used a variety of techniques with the goal of ensuring that the muscles of players have the best opportunity to repair before the next ... Read more
The effectiveness and implementation of the BokSmart Safe Six Injury prevention programme

Author: Sewry, Nicola Ann Date: 2018 INTRODUCTION: Injury prevention programmes in rugby union are important to reduce the sport’s injury burden. The BokSmart Safe Six exercise-based injury prevention programme (“Safe Six”) was designed for this purpose. The programme incorporates ... Read more
The interaction between exercise induced muscle damage and fatigue on neural regulation and exercise performance during submaximal and maximal running

Author: Noel, Colin Byron Date: 2018 Aim: To study the effects of muscle damage and fatigue on neuromuscular preactivation and performance during submaximal and maximal running. Setting: University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Methods: 12 male distance ... Read more
The use of Ergogenic aids in cyclists

Author: Hansen, Ashleigh Date: 2014 Read more
The use of recovery methods by professional soccer teams in South Africa

Author: Maree, Dustin Date: 2019 Background Frequently, soccer players are in search of methods to speed-up recovery post-exercise due to fixture congestion. Players and staff have limited reliable evidence regarding the most effective recovery methods post-exercise. Vast ... Read more
Will the new Consumer Protection Act prevent harm to nutritional supplement users?

Author: Gabriels, Gary ; Lambert, Mike ; Smith, Pete ; Hiss, Donavon Date: 2011 BACKGROUND: There is no clear distinction between the regulation of food, supplements and medicines in South Africa. Consequently, grey areas exist in implementing the legislation, particularly in the supplement industry. The increase in ... Read more